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Lithograph, published in Le Charivari, initialed in the lithographic stone

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Purchased with funds from the Myers Foundations.

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Art & Design Study Collection

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Displayed

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School of Medicine & Health Sciences Building

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English: Ah, Sir, your broth is really light... even the patients complain that it does not sustain them! - I have corrected that... but today it might be a bit too strong... I added to the pot half a game of Dominos more than yesterday... including the double six to give it a nice color.

In this print from the series “Le Philantropes du Jour” (The Philanthropists of Today), Daumier mocks “good Samaritans” who provide half-hearted assistance to the poor. The well-fed chef at this soup kitchen has created a recipe that seems high in creativity, but exceedingly low in nourishment.